Cassim and I walked through the tunnels and passages of the cave.
We heard voices and saw light up ahead around the next turn.
We got closer and moved so we were up against the wall. We weren't very far from the turn.
Cassim silently inched his way to the turn and carefully looked around it.
I stood behind him and listened to the voices.
"Will you agree that your family is dead?" came a gruff male voice.
"No." came a female voice.
I guessed the woman to be an older woman.
"My husband isandmy son are not dead. Part of me would have died with them."
"Your family is dead."
"If Hassan and Cassim were dead I'd sense it!"
I nearly gasped.
Cassim moved away from the turn and looked at me.
His face was white.
"Adriana, this is your *last* chance!"
Cassim and I stood still for a moment.
"I *will* be avenged if you kill me, Asward."
"I highly doupt it."
Cassim drew his sword and leaped around the turn!
"Don't you *dare* hurt her!"
I jumped out next to him.
Asward whirled around.
"A man with a sword and a tiger. Interesting."
Cassim said nothing, but I could sense his anger.
"Who are you?"
"Cassim Ben-Hassan Al-Ababwa."
"Cassim?"
Adriana was about sixty-six.
"Talk later!"
I then realized that Cassim and Asward were fighting!
I ran over to Adriana and tried to figure out how to free her.
Then I got an idea. I used one of my claws to unlock her chains!
Adriana looked at me.
I quickly knelt for her to climb on my back.
She heasitated the carefully got on my back. She gripped my fur.
I carefully ran out of the room and out of the cave.
About ten minutes later Cassim came out.
Adriana got off by back and ran towards him.
"Cassim!"
"Mom."
I smiled at the joyful reunion.
After they broke apart and came over to me Cassim spoke.
"Good idea to use your claw as a key, Rajah."
"It was a last-minute thing."
Adriana screamed so loud even Cassim winced!
"Ow. A little loud much, Mom."
"The tiger can talk?"
Cassim quickly explained how I could talk.
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